How old are you? And here is my story regarding comics.

[Hepcat]

The strange part is the OP of this thread is....

 

What's double strange is....

 

And what's triple strange is that you fellows are commenting on these sidelights when you haven't all posted your own stories.

 

 

 

[Hepcat]

Hmmmmm. On second thought maybe the moral to be derived here (and in many other threads) is to never post in Comics General.

 

[shadroch]

He may be released by now. I didn't care for his online persona, but we met at a CGC dinner and I came away with a much better impression of him. Hope he has put his troubles behind him.

[the blob]

I would also buy books from Pinochios on ave P in Brooklyn. Do any of you know Bell the owner?

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i think everyone else listed has closed other than her and i think the only reason she keeps on doing it is she owns the building the store is in.

[the blob]

 

sample page of my first comic book inventory system. I was about 13 when I made this.

 

and here is my simplistic coding system

 

like most-- the early phase seems to focus on accumulating as many copies as possible…. then you start to care about condition and taking care of the books.

 

That is better than my current system

 

I force my 10 year old daughter to be my scribe as I yell out issues I don't have. She actually really enjoys reorganizing my comic collection with me. She wouldn't have it when I asked her to go to cons and dig through long boxes or leave the house at 4:30 to hit up an estate sale though. Little steps I guess…

 

So, the five codes correspond to old school

 

1) good

 

2) very good

 

3) fine

 

4) very fine

 

and 5) near mint?